Cigar crimper



Jan. 1o, 192s. 1,555,572

C. G. SINGLEY CIGAR CRIMPER Filed Aug. 4, 1925 n '43 frm/v' fr.

Patentes Jan. 1o, i928. i

' UNITEDSTATES PA.ifi-:QNTl orifice.,`

CHRISTIAN G. SINGLEY, DECEASED, LATE VOI`l MANHEIM, PENNSYLVANIA, BY

XVILHELMINA A. SINGLEY, ADMVNISTRATRIX, F PHILADELPHIA, PENN- sYLvANIA. y' f CIGAR CRIMPER.

npimceaoii ined August 4,192.5seria1una 48,130.`

This invention relates to cigar crimpers, such as are adapted tozform and closethe n'ioulhpicce end of cigars.v y Y The primary objectof the present invention is an improved cigar crimper comprisingjT a. thimble adapted to close the mouthpiece end of cigars and including an axially movable pin or needleadapted to form an axial hole centrally of the mouthpiece end without tearing', breaking or rotherwise dam: aging'the tobacco leaf wrapper. l

A further object of this `invention isa cigar crimper provided with a thiinble Afor forming the mouthpiece end of cigars and F including a pin or needle adapted to vbe forced through the centre of said end whereby the necessity vfor the user or smoker to cut7 hite andk chew the end of the cigar is eliminated.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a simple, inexpensive and labor savingcigar crimpe` adapted to form the head ends of cigars without the use of glue or paste and at the same Atime provide a vent holefso that the cigars will smoke freely.

lith the above and related objects inr view this invention comprises the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, an embodiment whereof is illustratedin theV` accompanying drawing and `is embraced within the scope of the appended claim.

In the said drawingz- Fig. lis a side view of the cigar crimper.

,F 2 is a top view thereof.

Fie'. 3 .is a longitudinal section thereof.

lfigel; is a similar section showing the crn'ujer in the process of crimping. Y

Referring: more particularly to the drawinfr Vfor a detail description of this invention, a cylindrical body 5 .is provided at oneend with a rounded oil head G and at its opposite end it is provided with a thi-mble shaped surface 7.. -inwardly of the surface 7 the f body is provided with a cylindrical surface 8 extending inwardly of the contracted rim of the surface 7. Inwardly of the surface 8k the body is provided with a cylindrical surface of lesser diameter than that of the surface 8 and forming a shoulder 9. Inwardly of the shoulder 9 and extending through the rounded ofi" head 6 the body is provided with a cylindrical surface l1() of a larger diameter than thatfof the ,surface ofthe shoulder. rod 11 of adiamcterslightly less than that [of the shoulder 9 is provided at one end with a cylindrical shoulder 12, and extendineoutwardly of thc shoulder 1Q is a pin or needle 18. The end of the rod 11 opposite the needle end is threadedV for the threaded recess of a cap 14 of a diameter slightly less than that of the surface 10. The `portion of the body 5 of the cylindrical surface 10 is provided diametrically with an elongated slot 16 for a rod handle 15 projected transversely through the cap 14.

A coil spring' 1" slotted portion of the body between the shoulder 9 and the cap 14.-.

The hereinbefore described crimper is assembled in the following manner z-First the spring' is inserted through the rounded ofi' head 6. The cap le is then inserted with its recess inwardly of the body 5 and with ends of the rod projecting transversely through the slot 16. The rod 11 is inserted through the thimble shaped opening with its threaded end inwardly of the body. The cap 14 is forced inwardly of thebody compressing the spring 17, and while held in this position by means of the rod 15, the rod 11 is screwed on to the cap with its threaded end inside the recess of the cap.

To finish the heads of cigars, the cigar 1S is inserted with its mouthpiece end inside `t-he thimble shaped end ofthe crimper bodyy 5 and while the crimper is held the cigar is turned, orthe cigar may be held stationary and the crimper` turned. This closes the end of. the'cigar. lVhile holding the cigar in the same position the cap is forced inwardly of the body causingtheueedle to pierce the end of the cigar inside the thimble. The cap 'is then released and the spring forces the cap outwardly forcingthe needle out of the cud of the cigar. To cove-r the holo thus formed V,in the end of the cigar, either the crimper or the cigar may then be given another turn. Y l

'The finished cigar is now ready tok be smoked, without cutting, biting or chewing on themouthpiece end, since the ordinary pull on the cigar while lighting it will be t 1s mounted inside the Fil between the flange and the thinible shaped end,a

tubular body thinible shaped interorly at one end and slotted transversely at the opposite end, an annular flange nteriolly of the body intermediate said ends, the interior dia-meter oit' the flange being smaller than that. ot the interior oit the body, a rod inside the body projected through the lange and extended longitudinally of the slotted pol'- tion ot' the body, a pointed pin Connected with the rod and extended longitudinally circular shoulder Connecting the pin with the rod between the flange and the thiinble shaped end, a spring Wound about the rod mounted inside the body between the Hanne and the slotted portion of the body, a handle projected through the slof; adapted to force the pin through the tiinble shaped end of the body, said spring adapted to force the pin in the oppositedirection.

In testimony' Whereo I have attached my torce the pin in the opposite direction.

VILHELBHN A. SINGLEY, Amn-stratti@ of the Estat@ of Cmfaitm G.

Sim/Zeg, Deceased. 

